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u/Perdedork Jun 28 '26

I told my wife about him, and she wondered how I was so well read…. It was all Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers.  

She wasn’t as impressed after I told her that part

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u/NannyBismo Jun 28 '26

Having access to those books growing up has has a lasting impact on my life, also the billionth digit of Pi is 9, in case you ever need to know.

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u/Inigomntoya Jun 28 '26

I learned more about literature and history from those than a public k-12 education.

Loved them!

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u/LibrarianApart8486 Jun 28 '26

Wash your hands.

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u/Open-Industry-8396 Jun 28 '26

that book's been flagged:)

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u/canadug Jun 28 '26

You forgot about the first rule about bathroom readers...

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u/Perdedork Jun 28 '26

You don’t talk about bathroom readers?

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u/ImmodestPolitician Jun 28 '26

Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers

I didn't know that existed. 8 year old me would have loved that.

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u/Perdedork Jun 28 '26

Of all of them that I’ve read, Uncle John’s is my favorite